It’s been mentioned in comments in this blog that “they”, meaning the Democratic party and its benighted followers I imagine, should “get over Florida” (twice in one discussion, in fact)
But there are, in fact, some other interested parties who aren’t quite ready to let it go.
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Being the "get over Florida" quotee, let me add that there is one huge myth perpetuated about Florida: That blacks, almost all of whom were Gore voters, were discriminated against. The facts, as usual when such accusations are made, are quite different. Only 5.1% (five-point-one %) of blacks were mistakenly disallowed to vote, while 9.9% of whites were mistakenly disallowed. Now, consider that 66% of Floridians with felony convictions are blacks, and it's fair to say that whites were the ones extremely and disproportionately discriminated against. For those who argue that voting blacks and/or democrats in general were confused by the ballots, consider that the percentage of goofed-up ballots was .07% - point-zero-seven. That is, 99.3% of voters were able to read their ballot. Is it safe to call that ballot a cognitive intelligence test that some people simply failed? Either way, discrimination has yet to be proven. Why is it that facts never stop the screamers from screaming?
Comment #1 :: link :: June 1, 2002 09:00 AMHey, can you give me a citation on these figures? Interested in reading the source. Thanks.
Comment #2 :: link :: June 2, 2002 09:00 AMCitation on the disqualifications: a letter in the 6/1 NYT. The 0.7% spoiled ballots # is from memory, but I'm sure the citations are out there.
Comment #3 :: link :: June 3, 2002 09:00 AM
